Slowing economy and harder economics mean many Australian families are being caught out with massive credit card debt. Make no mistake credit cards are an excellent way of purchasing goods and services as they allow you to delay the payment interest free until the bill is arrives. However, it’s all too easy to overspend and find yourself facing large interest payments and then the struggle to pay off credit card debt begins. However with some common sense there is some good news if you become disciplined, you can take control of your credit card debt and ensure the debt does not control you. Start to take control of mounting credit card debt today by contacting Insolvency Professionals.
Most people fail to write a budget if you want to start reducing your credit card you need to work out where you’ve been going wrong and ensure you do not continue to mount up up further ongoing debt. Start by writing down a list of all your monthly earnings such as wages (after tax), dividends from shares or interest from savings and so on. Following this, write a list of all your regular outgoings such as mortgage or rent payments, personal loans, council rates, electricity, phone and Internet bills, fuel & vehicle maintenance, insurance, health & groceries. Make sure you include other aspects of your life such as entertainment, eating out and clothes shopping.
Total Monthly Incomings – Total Monthly Outgoings = Monthly Cash Flow
Once you have these figures you can calculate your monthly cash flow by adding up your total incomings and subtracting your total outgoings. Hopefully your incomings will exceed your outgoings leaving you with positive monthly cash flow. However, if you find your outgoings exceed your incomings you have negative cash flow and are pushing yourself further into debt each month do not delay contact Insolvency Professionals.
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